Summary
The paper elicits and evaluates the functional artefact requirements of a novel DLT-based trading and settlement system for green bonds, distinguishing core technical requirements from contextual requirements and objectives for regulated, tradeable carbon-credit securities.
Artifact
A DLT-based trading and settlement system (DLT TSS) for green bonds / voluntary carbon credits (Smart Financial Instrument platform).
Methodology
Design science research; multi-cycle stakeholder engagement (industrial and governmental); technical evaluation against settlement-system requirements.